Barriers to healthcare access and healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among childbearing women in Burundi.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahAbdul-Aziz SeiduJohn Elvis HaganEugene BuduAliu MohammedCollins AduEdward Kwabena AmeyawFaustina AdoboiThomas SchackPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Findings of the low prevalence of healthcare for childhood illnesses in Burundi suggest the need for government and non-governmental health organizations to strengthen women's healthcare accessibility for child healthcare services and health seeking behaviours. The Burundian government through multi-sectoral partnership should strengthen health systems for maternal health and address structural determinants of women's health by creating favourable conditions to improve the status of women and foster their overall socioeconomic well-being. Free child healthcare policies in Burundi should be strengthened to enhance the utilization of child healthcare services in Burundi.